Dunleavy was unwell in the morning and went to the hospital.

By the afternoon, the head coach of the Clippers had become Min Congda.

It all came so fast that no one was prepared.

But it doesn't seem that there is any need to prepare, the first thing Min Congda announced after becoming the head coach was:

"In the afternoon, the whole team is on vacation!"

As always, Min Congda's style, regardless of thirty-seven twenty-one, let's take a vacation first.

The Clippers players were worried about Dunleavy's health.

Everyone came to visit the hospital, hoping that Lao Deng was okay.

Soon, everyone was relieved to learn that Dunleavy was fine.

Then I learned that the beloved General Manager Smart became the head coach and announced a holiday?

Everyone was shocked and a little worried at the same time.

Can Mr. Smart be a good team manager?

Mark Gasol asked: "Mr. Smart, are you a transitional head coach or will you always be our coach?" ”

Min Congda said: "Do you think I look like a transitional character? Do you believe that I transitioned you? ”

Seeing Xiao Jia's humble face, Min Congda became angry.

Sign him, this kid is very strong, and he is a scourge.

If you don't sign it, you won't be able to reach the luxury tax line, and this year's new collective bargaining agreement has increased the punishment for luxury tax, and it's a pity not to exceed the line.

After thinking about it comprehensively, a big contract was smashed down and Gasol Jr. was signed.

Gasol Jr. smiled and said, "Then we have hope for this season, championship!" ”

This thing directly raised its arms and shouted for the championship, and everyone agreed that the goal of this year is the championship!

Min Congda sneered in his heart, still the championship?

From today onwards, the whole team will enter the state of herding sheep.

I don't believe it, you are so self-manageable?

The head coach is the boss and doesn't do anything every day, can you win the championship?

It's hard for me to get into the playoffs!

After giving the whole team a holiday, he returned to the team headquarters in the afternoon, and Min Congda immediately held a press conference.

He announced that he would succeed Mike Dunleavy as the new head coach of the Clippers after he was out of health. 33

As soon as this news came out, public opinion was in an uproar again, and the general manager of the team was going to become the head coach in person?

There are a lot of questions from the journalists, one after the other.

"Mr. Smart, what were the reasons for you to decide to become the head coach of the Clippers?"

"I've always been interested in coaching and I feel like I can do it. That's right, I'm out of personal interest. ”

"Mr. Smart, what are the goals of the Clippers next season? Championship? ”

"No, I think it's boring to aim for the championship, my goal is to build a harmonious team."

"Harmony team? What is a Harmony Team? ”

"It's a team that is united, friendly, and mutually beneficial. That's what we're aiming for. ”

For Min Congda's nonsense, reporters are actually used to it.

They all call it "Chinese humor", and unlike American humor, which likes to say witty things, this kind of Chinese humor is serious nonsense.

Min Congda didn't feel like he was talking nonsense.

Winning the championship? It's impossible, it's impossible to win a championship in this life.

Seeing that the team has a good record, he must personally go down to the field to curb the team's momentum.

After the press conference, Rosser met with Min Congda in the office.

Rosser's face was a little solemn, seeing him like this, Min Congda knew that something good must be good.

Rosser said, "Mr. Smart, are you sure you want to give Mike a contract as an assistant coach?" ”

Min Congda nodded and said, "Of course, I said it in the ward, or give him a contract to support his old age." ”

"Mike doesn't need a pension, he had 25 million in his previous contract. Although we made it to the Western Conference Finals last season, the team was not profitable. We have a lot of money at the box office, peripherals, and commercial cooperation, and we can spend a lot of money. ”

"After offering Marc Gasol a 50 million contract, our wages have exceeded the luxury tax line this year. We also ate Okafor's bad contract, paid the luxury tax this year, and next year, the year after, we will have to face the contract renewal problem of Curry, Harden, George and other players. By the year after that, our salary space will explode, and with the luxury tax, salary expenses will be the same as they are now... Thrice. ”

What Rosser is saying is a very real problem, that under the salary cap system, every team has to spend reasonably.

The Clippers are now eating rookie contract bonuses, and players such as Curry and Harden are paid low salaries and can ignore the salary cap.

In the year after tomorrow, Harden and Curry are facing contract extensions, and they will have to pay a maximum salary if they don't perform well.

The maximum salary is calculated according to the proportion of the salary cap, and three maximum salaries can fill more than half of the salary cap.

There will also be increasing contracts of Gasol and Randolph, and the team's salary will definitely greatly exceed the luxury tax.

The new collective bargaining agreement stipulates that the luxury tax will remain 1:1 this year and next year.

At the beginning of the next year, it will be a tiered progressive luxury tax, with a maximum tax rate of 1:3.75 + 0.5/5 million.

In other words, for every $5 million in the ultra-luxury tax line, you will have to pay an additional $21.25 million in taxes.

It is equivalent to signing an ordinary player with a $5 million contract, and the actual amount spent on him is 26.25 million.

That's a maximum salary.

This expenditure is simply terrible.

As the team's chief financial manager, Rosser saw such a horrific expenditure in the future and had to remind Min Congda.

In the past, the Clippers have always had a slamming day, and even the soda in the training gym had to be cut, so that the players could spend money on it.

Now the owner of the door is as ignorant as if he is dead, and the team's expenses have increased significantly.

Fortunately, the team's record has been improving, and its earning ability has become very strong.

But open source should also be throttled at the same time.

"Mr. Smart, we were able to make a slight profit last season, but if we maintain the current level of salary, we will probably be able to barely break even. If you still have to give Mike a contract and continue to invest in some projects, such as the Basketball Foundation in China, I think the new season will definitely lose money. And don't forget, we only have 60 regular season games this season, and we're going to have to cut box office revenue by at least 30%! ”

The shortened season is also a big problem, with only 30 home games, and the suspension will greatly affect the enthusiasm of the fans.

Min Congda sat there, listening to Rosser's words with a calm face, and his heart was already happy, and he almost burst into tears.

It's been three years, it's been almost three years, and there are finally signs of loss, it's not easy!

This shows that his work is very effective, but the coaching staff and the players are not cooperative.

If the Clippers' record was terrible and everyone didn't come to watch the game, the team would have gone bankrupt like the Hornets!

'So, my decision to become the manager of the team was very wise, and that's all there is to it.

After thinking about it, Min Congda said to Rosser: "Actually, it's very simple to make up for the loss, reduce the box office revenue by 30%, so wouldn't it be over if you increase the ticket price by 30%?" Love to watch or not. ”

Hearing Min Congda's suggestion, Rosser thought to himself that I had said so much in vain, right? And add 30 percent to the ticket price?

That's over, the shutdown has hurt the enthusiasm of fans to watch the game, and people don't want to come now.

"But..."

"No, how come two years won't teach you to take a long-term view, Rosser? Believe in the fans, believe in the team, believe in me, OK? ”

Rosser nodded, in fact, he knew that the final result must be like this.

He came to inquire about this, and it was also an obligation to be loyal and play a risk warning.

He thought that Smart had been so smooth in the past two years that he would know it was time to save money if he fell down.

Anyway, the salary will explode the year after tomorrow, so let's see how he can be both a general manager and a coach this year.

Some people died, but not completely......